User manual KONICA MINOLTA DYNAX 5000

[. . . ] Check the packing list before using this product. If any items are missing, immediately contact your camera dealer. Minolta DiMAGE F100 digital camera CR-V3 battery Hand strap HS-DG100 16MB SD Memory Card AV cable AVC-200 USB cable USB-500 DiMAGE software CD-ROM DiMAGE Instruction Manuals CD-ROM Quick Reference Guide (printed) Warranty card (printed). 2 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. WARNING Using batteries improperly can cause them to leak harmful solutions, overheat, or explode which may damage property or cause personal injury. · Only use the batteries specified in this instruction manual. [. . . ] Fill the image area with a white object; the object does not need to be in focus. Press the central button of the controller to make the calibration or press the menu button to cancel the routine. The calibration will take a moment to process. The live view will show the effect of the new white balance setting. The custom setting will remain in effect until another calibration is made or the white-balance setting is changed. If the custom whitebalance setting is required again, select custom recall from the whitebalance option of the menu; the last custom white-balance setting will be applied to the camera. M Custom WB set Enter 63 MULTI-FUNCTION RECORDING Focus modes This camera has autofocus and manual focus control. The focus mode is set in the custom 1 section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. Autofocus will produce excellent results in almost every situation, however, under certain conditions, the autofocus system will not work accurately; see special focusing situations on page 27. In these situations the camera can be manually focused. Single-shot AF Single-shot AF focuses on the subject and locks the focus position. This focus mode is ideal for static subjects. Because the focus is locked when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down, single-shot AF can be used when the subject is outside the focus frames, or when a special focusing situation is preventing the autofocus system from focusing. The metering mode is set in the custom 1 section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. Multi-segment metering Multi-segment metering uses 256 segments to measure luminance and color. This data is combined with distance information to calculate the camera exposure. This advanced metering system will give accurate worry-free exposures in almost all situations. Spot metering uses a small area within the image to calculate the exposure. When this mode is selected, the LCD monitor will automatically activate if off and a small circle will appear in the middle of the live image indicating the measuring area. The spot allows precise exposure measurements of a particular object without being influenced by extremely bright or dark areas within the scene. If the LCD monitor is turned off, the spot-metering mode will remain active. Spot metering 66 Camera sensitivity ISO Five camera sensitivity settings can be selected: Auto, 100, 200, 400, and 800; the numerical values are based on an ISO equivalent. ISO is the standard used to indicate film sensitivity: the higher the number, the more sensitive the film. Camera sensitivity is set in the custom 1 section of the multifunction recording mode menu (p. The auto setting automatically adjusts the camera sensitivity to the light conditions between ISO 100 and 200. [. . . ] · Do not apply pressure to the surface of the LCD monitor; it may be permanently damaged. · In a cold environment, the LCD monitor may become temporarily dark. When the camera warms up, the display will function normally. · The LCD monitor may be slow to react in low temperatures or may turn dark in a hot environment. [. . . ]